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IF/THEN Ambassador Jennifer Stimpson takes Sabbatical from Hockaday to Write Federal Legislation

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments education, Hockaday, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Ambassadors, Jennifer Stimpson, Sabbatical, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

Jennifer Stimpson is on a mission: She wants to change what people picture when they think of a scientist.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools STEAM

What Do Scientists and Engineers Look Like? Well, You

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 Kelsey Shoemaker 0 Comments American Association for the Advancement of Science, education, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Collection, Jennifer Makins, Magaret Black, NorthPark Cente, Schools, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

The 3-D printed statues produced after scanning 125 female innovators named American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassadors in 2019 have at least this much in common – they are orange.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools STEAM

What’s a Not-So-Little Competition Between Robots During a Pandemic?

January 5, 2021March 22, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments 2021, education, REC Foundation, Robotics Education & Competition, Special Section, STEAM, STEM, VEX Robotics

The robots are in full competition mode and on their way to Dallas for The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation in April.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools STEAM

Hands-On Learning Expands Horizons

January 5, 2021December 31, 2020 William Taylor 0 Comments 2021, education, Greenhill School, schools, Special Section, STEAM, Susan Eve, Weather Balloons

Show students video of high-altitude balloon missions and give them new perspectives on their world.

Park Cities Sports

Six Seniors Help Raise the Bar for Highland Park

April 20, 2020April 17, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Go Scots, Highland Park, Lady Scots, Michael Pullen, Park Cities, Special Section, Sport

With six seniors returning from a team that advanced to the second round of the playoffs last season, Highland Park has higher postseason aspirations this spring.

Park Cities Special Sections Sports

Academic Achievement, Outstanding Character, Leadership Ability

April 14, 2020April 9, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Highland Park, Lady Scots, Park Cities, Special Section, Sports, Tracy Wills Invitational, Tracy Wills Scholarship

When Highland Park athletes compete at the annual Tracy Wills Invitational track and field meet, they’re racing for more than medals and personal bests.

Park Cities Special Sections Sports

Row Your Boat to College Scholarships

April 13, 2020April 9, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Dallas United Crew, Highland Park Crew Club, Highland Park High School, Lady Scots, Park Cities, Rachel Craycroft, Rowing, Special Section, Sports

When the Highland Park Crew Club started in 2002, girls were the first athletes to put their oars in the water.

Park Cities Special Sections Sports

Growing Youth Program Helps Success Stick in Lacrosse

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Girls Sports, Highland Park, lacrosse, Lady Scots, Park Cities, Special Section, Sports

When she joined the Highland Park girls lacrosse program six years ago, Lellie Swords found a handful of talented players without a foundation for sustained success.

Park Cities Special Sections Sports

Young Swimmers Leading Resurgence for Blue Wave

March 31, 2020April 3, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Blue Wave, Go Scots, Highland Park, Lady Scots, Park Cities, Special Section, Sports, swimming

As a freshman, Lindsey Hosch reached the Class 5A state meet, and she wasn’t even swimming her favorite event.

20 Under 40 Business Community Park Cities Preston Hollow

20 Under 40 – Dr. Alice Ann Holland

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments 20 under 40, business, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Community, Dr. Alice Ann Holland, Special Section

During the summer after her sophomore year at Stanford, Alice Holland did an undergraduate research fellowship in molecular neuroscience at UT Southwestern and realized what she didn’t want to do.

20 Under 40 Business Community Park Cities Preston Hollow

Youth on the Rise – Alan Fandrich

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Dalia Faheid 0 Comments 20 under 40, Alan Fandrich, business, Community, Special Section, Trinity Christian Academy, Youth on the Rise

The Trinity Christian Academy student’s passion for technological advancement soon motivated him to build a desktop computer.